Why don't more people talk about this? Jim Rome is AWFUL. Every time I turn on his show he is trying to scrutinize some young and swaggerful athlete. He hates everyone that isn't Joe Mauer or Peyton Manning. I mean, how did the guy even get that job? Who the hell is he? Where is he from?

Well, I looked it up. He's a talk show host. A Radio host. And his show is the 21st most listened to sports show in America! That means there are 20 other Radio commentators that should have his job before him. Wait, you're not going to try and tell me he's good-looking or something, right? Or has good camera presence? Or a voice that doesn't make you want to puke? With that dirtball grin on his face? If you're not convinced he is a total punk who is so insecure he has to try and make himself feel better than all the athletes who did what he couldn't, check this little snippet out from his Wikipedia page:

"Rome gained notoriety for an incident in his ESPN2 show Talk2 in 1994 when his guest was NFLquarterbackJim Everett. Rome had previously referred to Everett as "Chris" (after Chris Evert, the female tennis player), suggesting that Everett shied away from getting hit. Appearing as a guest on the show, Everett warned Rome about repeating the insult. Rome continued his taunt, causing Everett to overturn the table between them and shove Rome to the floor while still on the air. This situation never resulted in a lawsuit for either party. To this day Jim Rome still considers this event one of his early career mistakes.

In 1997, hockey legend Gordie Howe announced an attempt to play a shift with the International Hockey League's Detroit Vipers, which would allow Howe to claim having played professional hockey in six decades. Rome challenged the 69-year-old ex-hockey star, offering a bounty of $3,000 to any player on the team playing against the Vipers to take Howe out of the game permanently by saying, "Putting this old fool back to reality." Howe and his wife threatened Rome with a lawsuit, and the bounty went away."

Here is the Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uczUKTwgqeY

And hey, don't try and say I'm a hypocrite because I'm really just jealous of Jim Rome...'cause I ain't. In fact, I think he is bad for sports radio and for television. He is the opposite of credible and continuously sparks rumors and false beliefs by making sly little insinuations on his tv show every week, "Jim Rome is Burning." Please, next time you see this clown on tv, just save your time and flip to cartoon network.

Thanks bro. He really is a total nerd. Somehow, he made it. Gotta love America.

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Luke Shiffner (nerd)

2/24/2011 07:33:47 am

Don't even try to pawn Rome off on the nerds bro, we don't want him. Lets go devils

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Isaac

2/24/2011 07:37:58 am

Dude, how about them devils? they were RED hot...think they can make the playoffs? plus the Nets just scooped up D Will...jersey sports lookin up

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Luke

2/24/2011 08:39:54 am

16-1-2 since the all star break is fucking unbelievable. 8 in a row. Kovy is clicking now and has had point(s) in the last 11 games. And a lot of the vets who were quiet (like the rest of the team) during the first half of the season are really starting to play great hockey. Do I think they make the playoffs? Being a crazy superstitious Devils fan, I won't say either way. However, it will take a bit of a miracle to get in. The area around the 8th seed is pretty damn tight and the teams we need to lose, keep getting points. We have like 22 games left to play, so its possible to do, but it would be like the most epic comeback season ever.

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Michelle Radin

2/25/2011 08:28:18 am

I have a few comments on this. Yes, the Devils are hot right now. So are the Lightning. Let's see what happens tonight!
Bolts are coming off a huge win over Coyotes. (8-3)I know Devil's beat us the last two times but I have to be optimistic.
As far as Jim Rome....He is an asshole.I have to admit I do listen to him because I do like to hear the clones when they call in. He does have some good interviews and NO he is not attractive.

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Michelle Radin

2/26/2011 12:04:36 am

All winning streaks must come to an end...

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Isaac

2/26/2011 12:26:44 am

All I can say is that I'm glad you agree Jim Rome sucks... I'm going to hold on to hope for the Devils in order to make the rest of hockey season bearable - then by the time it's over I can settle in on some baseball and NBA.

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m darko

2/27/2014 02:31:24 am

as far as starting rumors without any credible sources to back it up how about chris broussard?

Umm......Jim Rome has like 6M unique listeners each week and is an icon in the radio industry, and also inducted to the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. Have some respect for your own people Isaac, otherwise, join the Nazi yourself.

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Isaac Saul is a hopeless and failing writer

6/10/2016 08:54:06 am

Cormac McCarthy is your writing model? You got to be kidding me?! Have some shame and some honesty as your second grade writing has zero percent of Cormac McCarthy's elegant and sweeping prose. So stop name-associate yourself with the likes of McCarthy and Huff Post (having an article once a year on Huff Post does not make you a Huff Post writer, but a tweeb).

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Stan

10/24/2016 07:35:12 pm

He is a fuck head

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handsomeblackladdiebrady1953

3/4/2018 12:24:25 pm

I'd LOVE to kick Jim Rome in his b**ls!!!!!

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handsomeblackladdiebrady

3/4/2018 01:48:20 pm

I guess Brandt left before Rome backstabbed him as he did his "boy" Travis Rodgers!!!!!!!